Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth

The Minister of State at the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth is a junior ministerial post in the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of the Government of Ireland who performs functions delegated by the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth. The Minister of State does not hold cabinet rank.

There are currently two Ministers of State, who were appointed in 2022:[1]

  • Anne Rabbitte, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for Disability.[2]
  • Joe O'Brien, TD – Minister of State with special responsibility for Integration.

List of parliamentary secretaries edit

NameTerm of officePartyGovernment
Patrick Lindsay[3]2 July 195624 October 1956Fine Gael7th
Pádraig Faulkner21 April 196510 March 1968Fianna Fáil11th • 12th
Gerry Collins[4]9 July 19699 May 1970Fianna Fáil13th
Michael F. Kitt[4]9 May 19705 February 1973Fianna Fáil

List of ministers of state edit

Department of the Gaeltacht 1978–1993 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Michael D'Arcy[5]16 December 198218 February 1986Fine Gael19th
Denis Gallagher12 March 198712 July 1989Fianna Fáil20th
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher[6][7]19 July 198911 February 1992Fianna Fáil21st
13 February 199212 January 199322nd

Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht 1993–1997 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher[8]14 January 19939 June 1994Fianna FáilGaeltacht[9]23rd
Donal Carey27 January 199526 June 1997Fine Gael24th

Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 1997–2002 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Éamon Ó Cuív8 July 199719 February 2001Fianna FáilGaeltacht and the islands25th
Mary Coughlan19 February 20016 June 2002Fianna FáilGaeltacht and the islands

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs 2002–2007 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Noel Ahern19 June 200229 September 2004Fianna FáilDrugs Strategy and Community Affairs26th
Pat Carey[10]20 June 20077 May 2008Fianna FáilDrugs Strategy and Community Affairs27th
Conor Lenihan[10]20 June 20077 May 2008Fianna FáilIntegration policy
13 May 200822 April 200928th
John Curran13 May 200822 April 2009Fianna FáilDrugs Strategy and Community Affairs[11]
22 April 200923 March 2010Integration and Community[12]

Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs 2010–2011 edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Mary White[13]23 March 201023 January 2011GreenEquality, human rights and integration[14]28th

Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth 2020–present edit

NameTerm of officePartyResponsibilitiesGovernment
Anne Rabbitte1 July 2020IncumbentFianna FáilDisability[15]32nd[16] • 33rd • 34th
Joe O'Brien21 December 2022IncumbentGreenIntegration33rd[17] • 34th

References edit

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  5. ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (24th Dáil) – Thursday, 16 December 1982". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
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  11. ^ Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 218 of 2008). Signed on 24 June 2008. Statutory Instrument of the Government of Ireland. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved from Irish Statute Book on 26 December 2020.
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  14. ^ "Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2010". Irish Statute Book. 26 July 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  15. ^ "Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2020". Irish Statute Book. 22 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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